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HURUMA YA KUHIFADHI DUNIA

Nyumbani kwetu

Dunia ni nyumbani kwetu

Dunia ikuwa safi na afya, watu huwa na afya

Mimea na wanyama huwa na afya pia

Sisi hupata kila kitu kunataka kutoka kwa dunia

Chakula chetu, nyuma, vifaa na nguo hutoka duniani

Lazima tuhifadhi dunia ndio iendelee kutupa vitu.

Dunia ina matatizo

Tunaweza tengeneza matatizo ya dunia

TATIZO UKOSEFU WA MAJI

Tunataka maji tuishi

Maji safi hutoka mbinguni kama mvua ama theruji

Tunapata maji safi kutoka kwa mito, maziwa na kutoka kwa arthi

Hakuna maji safi ya kutosha

WATU WANAWEZA FANYA NINI

Funga maji unapomaliza kupiga mswaki

Oga kwa muda mrupi

Tengeneza mabomba inayo vunja

Mwagilia nyasi maji kidogo

TATIZO HEWA CHAFU

Tunapofungulia televiseni, sisi hutumia nguvu

Kutumia nguvu mingi hufanya hewa ya dunia kuwa chafu

Tunapoendesha gari, sisi hutumia gesi

Kutumia gesi mingi hufanya hewa ya dunia kuwa chafu.

WATU WANAWEZA FANYA NINI

Zima taa unapotoka kwa chumba

Weka komputa kwa hali ya kulala usipoitumia

Zima televiseni, ( lakini sio friji)

Kutotumia gari sana

Tembea ama tumia baisikeri mara mingi

Ziba kamba za stima

Wacha jua kuleta joto badala ya kuweka joto ya stima

Tumia gari ndogo kutumia gesi ndogo

Panda mimea kusaidia kusafisha hewa ya dunia

Nunua chakula kinacho kua karibu na nyumani

Kwa hivyo magari haitumii gesi kuileta kutoka mbali

Panda bustani

TATIZO TAKATAKA MINGI

Kutupa takataka ni baya kwa mchanga, hewa na maji

Takataka ya plastiki ni hatari kwa wanyama

WATU WANAWEZA FANYA NINI

Safisha takataka

Tumia mara mingi plastiki, glasi na karatasi

Usiweke komputa, televiseni ama simu ya mkono kwa takataka

Tumia vitambaa vya nguo badala ya mifuko ya plastiki

Tumia vitu kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kununua vitu mpya

Nunua kitu unacho hitaji

Peana vitu ambazo huhitaji ndio watu wengine wengine watumie

KUFANYA KAZI PAMOJA

Ongea na marafiki na familia kusaidiana kuifadhi dunia

Fanya kazi pamoja kusaidia kutengeneza matatizo ya dunia

Tunaweza kuwa na nyumba safi iliyo na afya.

Mimea na wanyama inaweza kuwa na nyumba safi na afya pia.

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TAKING CARE OF EARTH

OUR HOME

Earth is our home.

When Earth is clean and healthy, people are healthy.

Plants and animals are healthy, too.

We get everything we need from Earth.

Our food, homes, tools, and clothes come from Earth.

We must take care of Earth so it can keep giving us these things.

Earth has some problems.

We can help fix Earth’s problems.

PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH WATER

We need fresh water to live.

Fresh water falls from the sky as rain or snow.

We get fresh water from rivers, lakes, and the ground.

There is not enough fresh water.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO

Turn off water when you brush your teeth.

Take short showers.

Fix faucets if water is dripping.

Water the lawn less often.

PROBLEM, DIRTY AIR

When we turn on the TV, we use power.

Using lots of power makes Earth’s air dirty.

When we drive, we use gas.

Using lots of gas also makes Earth’s air dirty.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO

Turn off lights when you leave a room.

Put computers to sleep when you are not using them.

Turn off the TV (but not the fridge!).

Ride in cars less.

Walk or ride your bike more.

Plug cords into power strips.

Let the sun warm up rooms instead of turning on the heat.

Drive a small car to use less gas.

Plant trees to help clean up Earth’s air.

Buy food that grows close to home.

Then trucks do not use gas to bring it from far away.

Grow a garden.

PROBLEM, TOO MUCH TRASH

Trash dumps are bad for soil, air, and water.

Plastic trash is a danger to animals.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO

Clean up litte [...]